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Cisco Everyone today recognizes that change is a constant and nowhere is this more evident than it is with technology - and with this, the form and nature and lifespan of malware. Register Now for Download

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Cisco Data center administrators face a significant challenge: They need to secure the data center without compromising the performance and functionality that new data center environments enable. Register Now for Download

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IBM Over the course of the past few months, ITWC interviewed a number of technology and business leaders as part of our investigation into Big Data and Analytics and how companies are leveraging these. Download Now

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IBM With the objective of providing a framework to evaluate the potential financial impact, Forrester interviewed six existing MSPS and assessed the practice investments, revenue opportunities, flexibility, and risk factors that affected the investment decision. Register Now for Download

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IBM Providing context for how and why emergency responses within cities are as they are, this white paper from IBM looks at how technology can enhance emergency management through each of four identified phases: Preparedness, Mitigate, Recovery and Response. Register Now for Download

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IBM Download this Solution Brief to learn about IBM Cloud solutions that enable effective marketing: solutions that result in customer engagement, accelerate innovation and help marketers connect with peers to better understand customers, and rapidly apply those insights to deliver relevant customer experiences. Register Now for Download

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IBM Download this insightful white paper from IBM and take a deeper look into the challenges and inefficiencies of today’s marketing production cycle, and then explore the different ways marketers can take control of the entire content marketing process to increase customer engagement, optimize content spend performance and drive brand consistency. Register Now for Download

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IBM Involving more than 800 cloud decision makers and users, this study traces an evolving shift in mindset, from cloud as an efficiency play to cloud as a platform for competitive advantage and growth. Register Now for Download

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IBM Ninety per-cent of the data in the world has been created in the last two years. Capturing it, analyzing it, and acting on it to get closer to your customers can sound like an overwhelming concept. Register Now for Download

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IBM Digital and social media have forever altered the marketing landscape – and with this, the pressure has mounted on CMOs and others in the marketing organization to satisfy the empowered and connected customer together with increased accountabilities to demonstrate ROI and optimize results. Register Now for Download

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IBM Canada Ltd Complete with several mini-case studies, this Nucleus Research Note dispels the misperceptions surrounding Analytics, revealing how small and midsize companies have cost-effectively implemented and deployed Analytics solutions and gained benefits. Register Now for Download

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IBM Canada Ltd This Nucleus Research Note provides valuable addresses howmid-market organizations can benefit from successful deployment of analytics and realize on results through a solid business case that overcomes common mid-market adoption barriers and articulates how to achieve a return on investment. Register Now for Download

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Britesky Data sovereignty, collaborative expertise, flexible control, and predictable pricing are top of mind considerations for Canadian enterprises taking the plunge to the cloud. Register Now for Download

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IBM IDC has ranked IBM’s Connections Cloud software as #1 in market share for five years running - a worldwide market forecast to grow from $1.24billion in 2013 to $3.5 billion in revenues by 2018. Register Now for Download

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IBM Download this solution brief and discover how using IBM SmartCloud for Social Business services to become a social business can help your organization simplify, speed up and enhance interactions in practically all areas of the business. Register Now for Download

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IBM IBM’s Exceptional Digital Experience and Marketing Optimization solutions can help organizations differentiate their digital brand; reach customers and prospects across nearly any channel; and deliver tailored, relevant messages that speak to the needs, desires and aspirations of their target audiences and easily launch and schedule marketing campaigns. Register Now for Download

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IBM This IBM white paper looks at how organizations that develop a social learning program can improve employee engagement, reduce attrition and decrease the amount of time employees waste searching for expertise and information. Register Now for Download

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Fortinet Download this white paper to learn about how a few strategic investments at the network and application layers can significantly simplify NERC compliance while bringing more security to the environment. Register Now for Download

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Fortinet Download this white paper from Fortinet to discover how your network can achieve high levels of performance and stronger security with next-generation firewalls. Register Now for Download

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Cisco Download this white paper from Cisco to learn how your network can operate far more efficiently and at a much lower cost, freeing up resources for more strategic initiatives, yet retaining the ability to scale as needed. Register Now for Download

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Fortinet Download this Solution Brief to learn about the challenges facing security of operational systems and how process-intensive industries can proactively mitigate the risks of cyber attacks. Register Now for Download

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IBM In August 2014, IBM commissioned Forrester Consulting to examine the impact of “good” or “bad” mobile applications on a company’s brand, revenue, and cost structure through
primary research and to create a cost framework and model. Register Now for Download

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IBM Chief executive officers are identifying “technology” as the number-one factor they see impacting the success of their businesses -- and cloud is one of the key elements that will help move IT from service provider to strategic enabler. Register Now for Download

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IBM In this Point of View, IBM discusses how cloud for government can drive sustainable value for Canadian citizens at lower cost, delivering more client value, faster speed to market, enhanced reliability, security and scalability. Register Now for Download

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IBM The demanding pace of today’s business environment means understanding customers’ behaviour and anticipating their needs are key to growth and success for many leading companies. Register Now for Download

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Cisco More than ever, the data centre is a gateway to opportunity, responsible for bringing together the data, applications, and IT resources needed to support growth and innovation. Register Now for Download

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Cisco Discover the potential of IoT to fundamentally change how products are invented, manufactured, shipped, and sold and how with IoT, IP networks and analytics, manufacturers can become more efficient, improve worker safety and offer new business models. Register Now for Download

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Cisco In today’s ever more connected and global business environment, employees in even the smallest branch offices are taking advantage of BYOD services, video-conferencing, collaboration and cloud computing to the same degree as those at head office. How can companies ensure consistency of service enterprise-wide? Register Now for Download

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Cisco With the proliferation of mobile devices, BYOD, and the rapid deployment of applications via the public or private clouds, many companies, and IT managers specifically, are under pressure to deliver business applications whenever and wherever they are needed. Register Now for Download

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Cisco Today’s cyber adversaries continue to increase their capabilities faster than the defences deployed to stop them and this is especially true in first generation network security devices. Register Now for Download

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Cisco This special edition of Unleashing IT is all about big data, highlighting how it can help to transform product and service delivery, identify business opportunities representing tens of millions of dollars, and save entire industries. Register Now for Download

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Cisco Leading companies today are no longer focused merely on understanding the impacts of mobile technology on their businesses, but are looking to harness the opportunities that mobile technologies can bring, including rethinking the way both employees and customers can use mobile devices to their benefit. Register Now for Download

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IBM Enterprises that seek to reduce their total security costs while improving their security posture – and who recognize the value of comprehensive, integrated security intelligence – will be interested in a distinctively different approach to a fundamental security practice. Register Now for Download

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Dell It is a breakthrough Dell-engineered and patent-pending design that maximizes flexibility, power and thermal efficiency, system wide availability, performance, and manageability. Register Now for Download

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Hitachi Discover how this cost-effective solution also improved data archiving and analytics solutions, as well as enabled Accadis to deploy a reliable and secure cloud service offering which allowed customers to scale their data storage needs no matter how quickly they grew. Register Now for Download

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StorageCraft Usually when you hear someone talking about fast disaster recovery, they’re talking about fancy new technologies that give you a leg up on your recovery. Register Now for Download

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StorageCraft How do you get started? What hardware do you need? How do you convince your clients to pay you monthly? “Selling Disaster Recovery as a Service” answers all! Register Now for Download

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TELUS This white paper addresses the advantages of cloud collaboration, key considerations for selecting a cloud partner, and how this solution can free organizations from being tethered to legacy systems and obsolete collaboration features. Register Now for Download

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Samsung As the use of mobile devices has changed the way we communicate, interact and work, so too has the demand for, and subsequent adoption of, mobile printing support in the work place. Register Now for Download

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CA With a focus on the issues facing medium to small-sized companies in Canada with regard to IT Security, 'One Day at Time' presents the perspectives of a cross-industry group of CIOs, their challenges and experiences, and how they are preparing for the road ahead. Register Now for Download

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Cisco Discover the potential of IoT to fundamentally change how products are invented, manufactured, shipped and sold and how with IoT, IP networks and analytics, manufacturers can become more efficient, improve worker safety and offer new business models. Register Now for Download

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Cisco This special edition of "Unleashing IT" is all about big data, highlighting how it can help to transform product and service delivery, identify business opportunities representing tens of millions of dollars, and save entire industries. Register Now for Download

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Cisco More than ever, the data centre is a gateway to opportunity, responsible for bringing together the data, applications, and IT resources needed to support growth and innovation. Register Now for Download

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Cisco In many small and mid-sized organizations, IT is challenged with ‘doing more with less’ resulting in increasingly complex and less agile environments and the rise of ‘shadow IT” as business units turn to public cloud providers for quick solutions. Ultimately, this exposes the organization to risks related to security, compliance, resiliency, cost and performance. Register Now for Download

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Cisco This report details Forrester’s findings about how well different vendors fulfill specific criteria and where they stand in relation to each other in helping technology managers select the right videoconferencing infrastructure or service for their environment. Register Now for Download

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Cisco This edition of "Unleashing IT" showcases Cisco’s holistic approach to the future of networking: application Centric Infrastructure (aCI) - aCI is an entirely new approach for how systems are built, automated, and administered; for how IT teams work together; and for how businesses will be pushed forward over the next decade. Register Now for Download

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RES Software Learn how RES IT Store eliminates many typical IT roadblocks that prevent users from achieving their peak performance, while delivering a consistent and positive user experience. Register Now for Download

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RES Software Download this case study from Res Software and Intuit to learn how the RES IT STore Solution allowed Intuit to more closely align its business and IT services, empowering IT to become more strategic. Register Now for Download

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RES software Find out how IT resources can make IT easier for users and for IT personnel with RES software, specifically with respect to on-boarding, password resets, ad hoc issue remediation, temporary admin privileges and off boarding. Register Now for Download

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CenturyLink Not all cloud models are created equal. To develop an effective cloud strategy, enterprises should assess, compare and contrast two typical options — 'commodity' and 'enterprise' cloud providers. Register Now for Download

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Longview Big data is misunderstood and far too few companies are deriving its full value, still gathering data in silos and not yet leveraging the wealth of data available. Register Now for Download

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IBM Security intelligence, built upon the same concepts that have made business intelligence an essential enterprise technology, is the critical next step for organizations that recognize the importance of information security to their business health. Register Now for Download

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IBM Scott Crawford, Managing Research Director, Security and Risk Management at EMA Research highlights specific examples of the ways in which converged security systems put today’s more advanced capabilities to work in practical application. Register Now for Download

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IBM A shift of power in commercial relationships from producers and sellers to buyers has changed marketplace and leadership thinking toward greater collaboration with customers, partners and employees. Register Now for Download

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IBM In this report, Forrester defines the emerging digital customer experience delivery platform, explores the vendors delivering these solutions, and provide insight into the approaches vendors are taking to integrate with existing customer third-party technologies. Register Now for Download

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IBM Download this white paper to find out how IBM SmartCloud iNotes helps protects customers’ information through governance, tools, technology, and techniques, as well as addressing personnel challenges. Register Now for Download

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IBM A new day for Email?
This paper looks at why email remains the primary mode of communication in business today and the fact that more and more organizations are looking at social software and other real-time communication methods to add to the email experience. Register Now for Download

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IBM The Forrester Wave™ for Enterprise Social Platforms offers in-depth vendor evaluation based on 65 criteria to help your organization choose an enterprise social platform. Register Now for Download

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IBM Cloud computing is transforming the way many organizations operate today, providing cost effective, flexible and easily scalable options for accessing the services they need to gain competitive advantage, grow and succeed. Register Now for Download

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IBM Increased regulations, greater availability of data, and shrinking IT budgets means the cloud has become a real option for delivering increased value to the Canadian public sector. Register Now for Download

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Affinity Recognizing that most of software development which fails does so because five crucial features have been overlooked, Affinity provides a description of the five "-ities" and guidance on the types of questions you should ask of your software developer. Download Now

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Stage 2 Data With the primary goal of the new global infrastructure being to build a business continuity solution and protect the company's tier-1 applications, this Global Fortune 100 company was also looking to expand virtualization adoption across its infrastructure and streamline management. Register Now for Download

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Samsung Learn how Samsung’s MagicInfo content management solution, empowered guests to stay connected, share experiences, and to keep up to date on weather conditions and more. Register Now for Download

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Samsung This Solution Spotlight provides an overview of how enterprises are dealing with mobility and security (from bring-your-own device to choose-your-own device programs) and explains the pros and cons of each from a business risk and management perspective. Register Now for Download

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CyrusOne Not all data centers are created equal and for organizations everywhere, understanding some of the crucial differences is critical to the reliability and quality of services provided. Register Now for Download

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Safenet Warning bells are ringing as the volume of breaches continues to escalate, yet many security professionals are confidently employing tactics that no longer meet emerging threats head on. Register Now for Download

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HP This report provides a side-by-side comparison of leading virtualization and cloud management solutions, looking at IT modernization from a data center infrastructure perspective, with the findings delivered as the Ovum Decision Matrix (ODM). Register Now for Download

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HP Using 61 different criteria, Forrester evaluated private cloud solution vendors to identify the 10 most significant software providers within this category and then researched, analyzed, and scored them. Register Now for Download

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HP If you are looking for an enterprise-grade, hybrid delivery,
cloud computing solutions that is open, trusted, and reliable, then download
this technical resource from HP and join them on their journey to the cloud. Register Now for Download

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Symantec How do you cost-effectively ensure business continuity and protect critical business services and applications on a timely basis in the face of constant change, new applications, equipment, and changing users? Register Now for Download

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Symantec This technology brief from Taneja Group addresses the challenges of solid state storage and provides guidance on setting a strategy to overcome them and uncover value from key business applications. Register Now for Download

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Symantec From a business perspective, the definition of disaster encompasses both natural disasters and terrorist acts and also those which can interrupt operations and pose a threat that cannot be ignored. Register Now for Download

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Hitachi Consolidate, reuse and reclaim. Hitachi Unified Storage VM storage virtualization system consolidates external storage into a single managed set to extend asset life and reclaim capacity. Register Now for Download

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Hitachi Constant change, escalating volumes of data, 24/7 access to applications and systems, continuous uptime, instant communication, and rapid responsiveness: these are factors that every IT environment must contend with and effectively manage in order to deliver services cost-efficiently. But how? Register Now for Download

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HP The emerging reality of today's "always on" global marketplace is that people and resources now exist in an increasingly integrated web of mobility, connectivity, and interactivity. Register Now for Download

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Cisco Forrester identified the 10 most significant OEMs in the videoconferencing infrastructure and cloud services vendor category, researched, analyzed, and scored them using 24 evaluation criteria. Register Now for Download

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HP As an increasing amount of diverse devices are supported on networks and the need for connectivity continues to escalate. The demand for wireless accessibility grows exponentially and with it, the requirement for IT to effectively manage wireless networks in real time. Register Now for Download

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HP Mobility, cloud and big data have changed the IT landscape dramatically in recent years, but protecting and preserving data remains a key business challenge for organizations around the world. Register Now for Download

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Cisco One of the key elements that will help organizations shift to 100G is converging their IP and optical networks to be able to share network intelligence in real time. Register Now for Download

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Cisco More than ever, the data center is a gateway to opportunity, responsible for bringing together the data, applications, and IT resources needed to support growth and innovation. Register Now for Download

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Cisco This Cisco white paper looks at how to get more business value out of your data centre and meet the needs of your business applications, today and in the future. Register Now for Download

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Cisco This Forrester Consulting research paper, commissioned by Cisco, looks at current usage trends and perceptions among mid-size companies and their use of cloud and converged networks to provide unified communications and become more innovative. Register Now for Download

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Samsung This joint research study by the Government Business Council and Samsung is based on survey results of over 300 executives and employees in over 26 government agencies in the U.S. It addresses the concerns and challenges faced by American government agencies with respect to mobility. Register Now for Download

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Samsung This Solution Spotlight provides an overview of how enterprises are dealing with mobility and security (from bring-your-own device to choose-your-own device programs) and explains the pros and cons of each from a business risk and management perspective. Register Now for Download

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Samsung This Solution Spotlight provides an overview of how enterprises are dealing with mobility and security (from bring-your-own device to choose-your-own device programs) and explains the pros and cons of each from a business risk and management perspective. Register Now

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Samsung While the trend to embrace mobility and bring-your-own devices is becoming entrenched in the corporate world, governments and government agencies continue to face challenges to adoption and acceptance. Register Now

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Nutanix Leverage software-based infrastructure and commodity hardware to create an environment with all the availability, data protection, and administration benefits of hardware-led environments at a fraction of the cost and complexity. Register Now

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Cisco Download this brief case study to learn how a leading German congress centre successfully enhanced connectivity - embracing BYOD and mobility - and sent customer satisfaction skyrocketing. Register Now for Download

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Cisco Working in an intensively competitive and dynamic industry where 24/7 connectivity to people around the world underscores the ability to drive value for clients, Orbis turned to CISCO to simplify and enhance communications for clients and staff. Register Now for Download

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Cisco While adoption of collaboration technologies is fairly widespread, for many organizations reaching targeted business goals and the desired return on investment can be challenging. Underutilized or worse - unused - ineffective use of collaboration technologies represents a huge lost opportunity cost. Register Now for Download

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Cisco Cisco Collaboration Services helps businesses make the most of collaboration by helping empower employees, engage customers and partners, and innovate processes. Register Now for Download

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Cisco This white paper addresses how Cisco and Citrix are bringing their industry-leading technologies together in a tested and validated Cisco Mobile Workspace Solution which includes important integration for simplified deployment and operation. Register Now for Download

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Cisco These survey results help you to better understand the mobility landscape and the implications of employee behaviours and attitudes on IT and security challenges. Register Now for Download

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Cisco This Cisco White Paper helps you to better understand which factors to evaluate in choosing remote-access VPN technologies, how to secure the VPN deployment, and parameters for defining access. Register Now for Download

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Cisco Find out how Arup, a global professional services company achieved streamlined connectivity to people working in the office and remotely and strengthened its web security with Cisco, including: Register Now for Download

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HP This case study provides an overview of why the National Stock Exchange turned to HP to meet specific needs for a next-generation server and storage infrastructure with high availability and ultra-low latency to support online transaction processing and data warehouse solutions. Register Now for Download

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HP This case study covers how Johnson Memorial Hospital partnered with HP and Park Place International to create a converged infrastructure, the reasons why, and the outcomes. Register Now for Download

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HP In this case study, Eastwest Bank shares with the reader the process by which it chose HP 3PAR StoreServ in establishing a private cloud with objectives of saving storage space and money, reducing power usage and increasing the flexibility of its environment. Register Now for Download

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HP This Evaluator Group Technology Insight paper looks at how IT agility, achieved through virtualization and automation, can help established Enterprises ensure their competitive edge and respond to the heightened market competition, particularly that of public cloud-based IT services. Register Now for Download

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HP Recognizing the cost constraints and capability (resource) limits of remote and branch offices, small- and medium-sized business, and service providers, this white paper discusses how HPStoreOnce Virtual Storage Appliance (VSA) overcomes these barriers bringing in a new virtual form factor that better fits their specific needs. Register Now for Download

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HP Download HP STOREONCE BOLDLY GOES WHERE NO DEDUPLICATION HAS GONE BEFORE, authored by the Taneja Group, for an effective review of traditional deduplication, where it stalls out and why evolution in deduplication is crucial for solving serious challenges. Register Now for Download

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HP This white paper by the Enterprise Strategy Group seeks to provide a clear definition of Software-defined Storage (SDS), cutting through the confusion to define what SDS is, what it isn’t, and what it can help an organization achieve. It looks at the needs for, and opportunities from, changing how storage is currently being 'done' and explains how true SDS addresses the increasingly complex world of storage and the challenges around server utilization and virtualization. Register Now for Download

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HP This white paper describes the key trends in the market place that are driving changes in the functionality of switches in the access layer, and it explains how to keep up with these trends while keeping your network up and running. Register Now for Download

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HP Download "Small business wireless networking. Making mobility a reality" to find out how a business-ready wireless network allows you to tap into mobile and video and other sophisticated capabilities to enhance your competitiveness. Register Now for Download

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HP Download this white paper to find out how Software-defined networking helps you keep pace with accelerating—and fast-changing—business demands and what it can do for your organization. Register Now for Download

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HP Many enterprises are unable to achieve business innovation because of aging networking environments that have not evolved to meet the demands of a world where real-time communications, rich-media, and mobility are the norm. Register Now for Download

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IBM Canada Ltd With increasing competitive pressures, mid-market organizations are increasingly seeking solutions to solve their information needs and help extract business value from data, without the benefit of relatively larger resources. Register Now for Download

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Peer1 Hosting Download "6 Best Practices to Cloud Enable Your Apps" to learn about some of the best practices in Saas enablement: taking an established on-premise application and transitioning it to a working, financially viable SaaS offering. Gain insights into how successful SaaS projects achieve alignment between business and technology objectives. Register Now for Download

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IBM Download this IBM primer to find out how to effectively develop mobile applications in a planned, comprehensive, and economically-viable manner – one that allows for ease of use and responsive end-user interfaces yet is well managed and maintainable. Register Now for Download

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IBM Canada Ltd “Bring Your Own Device” (BYOD) and the “consumerization of IT” have taken hold in the enterprise, and employees using their own personal smartphones and tablets for business have become pervasive. Register Now for Download

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IBM Canada Ltd Mobile Customer Experience Management can help businesses mitigate the risks from the mobile channel by helping businesses take a systematic, disciplined approach to understanding how customers interact and removing obstacles. Register Now for Download

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IBM Canada Ltd A Harris Interactive survey on the Mobile Customer Experience is used to examine the behaviours of customers experiencing bad or failed mobile transactions and its costs to the business. Register Now for Download

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HP ESG research respondents indicate that TCO, ease of management, and ease of implementation are among the top three most-cited important criteria for choosing a desktop virtualization solution. Register Now for Download

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HP The HP ConvergedSystem 100 for Hosted Desktops is an all-in-one compute, storage and networking system delivering an independent, consistent PC experience with the business graphics and multimedia performance essential for knowledge workers, with up to 44% improvement in TCO and up to 63% lower power requirements. Register Now for Download

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HP Modern data centers are under intense pressure to provide more compute cycles, driven by growth in mobile devices, big data and analytics, cloud computing, and more. Register Now for Download

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IBM Canada Ltd Based on a global survey of 576 CFO interviews, this whitepaper from IBM's Institute for Business Value provides analytical insights into the traits of leading CFOs and what they are doing to become more efficient, forward-looking and proficient at creating profitable growth. Register Now for Download

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IBM Canada Ltd Download Customs 2015: The Smarter Planet strategy for customs administration to find how why modernization of the paper information channel can yield significant benefits and how adopting a Smarter Planet customs strategy works to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of customs operations Register Now for Download

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IBM Canada Ltd Complete with case studies, this Executive Report depicts the challenges faced by public safety agencies as they grapple with silo'd systems and constrained resources in the face of information overload, escalating crime, natural disasters and security threats. Register Now for Download

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Primus With new forms of collaboration, big data analytics, and cloud, enterprises of all sizes must transform their network access from bottleneck to enabler of fast, safe, and reliable communications. Register Now for Download

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IBM Canada Ltd To get a global snapshot of how organizations are using cloud computing, the IBM Center for Applied Insights collaborated with Oxford Economics to survey 802 cloud decision makers and users. Register Now for Download

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IBM Canada Ltd Download "The future of email and applications is social" to learn about IBM's point of view on the state of collaboration in today's enterprise and how email will evolve to become part of a better integrated business collaboration environment in which users switch seamlessly between the rights tools for the right tasks. Register Now for Download

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IBM Canada Ltd Increasingly, however, the need to reach customers, partners, and employees effectively via a growing number of digital channels has spurred demand for one digital experience platform – one that enables companies to define and deliver consistent cross-channel experiences. Register Now for Download

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IBM Canada Ltd Download 'Become a social business in the Cloud' to find how IBM can help your organization leverage social tools to become more engaged, securely transparent, and nimble. Register Now for Download

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IBM Canada Ltd In "The Next Generation Employee Experience", IBM looks at how organizations can refresh and redefine their intranets to increase employee engagement and derive additional business benefits. Register Now for Download

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IBM Complete with case studies, this Executive Report depicts the challenges faced by public safety agencies as they grapple with silo’d systems and constrained resources in the face of information overload, escalating crime, natural disasters and security threats. Register Now for Download

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IBM This IDC Market Spotlight is designed to provide a basic understanding of cloud technology and help identify the strengths and weaknesses associated with different cloud computing models. Register Now for Download

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IBM In order to fully realize the full potential of cloud to transform businesses, enterprises need a robust and flexible storage infrastructure: one that can deliver storage services more quickly and efficiently and meet user needs. Register Now for Download

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Fortinet Download this Infonetics survey of key decision makers from organizations that have already deployed high-end firewalls to learn what`s driving purchases, the key challenges being faced and how organizaions are overcoming them, and considerations when evaluating high-end firewall suppliers. Register Now for Download

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Fortinet This IDC Analyst Connection looks at the the benefits of using a UTM platform integrated with network connectivity and how it will save the enterprise money, reduce the number of vendors' products needed to be purchased, improve the communications between devices, offer the opportunity for organizations to deploy more sophisticated capabilities, and vastly improve security. Register Now for Download

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IBM Canada Ltd This IBM whitepaper examines the challenges facing organizations trying to derive the most value from their packaged enterprise resource planning (ERP) implementations, how companies need further tools for process innovation and differentiation, and how a business process management (BPM) using IBM tools designed to work with SAP solutions can help derive maximum value. Register Now for Download

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IBM Canada Ltd This IBM whitepaper examines how companies can use the Blueworks cloud-based, wiki-style collaborative platform to gain the clear understanding of business processes necessary to achieve true enterprise agility, identify process bottlenecks and gaps, and take the first steps down the road to business transformation. Register Now for Download

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Performance Advantage By deploying modern CRM tools designed with individual users and individual organizations in mind, organizations ultimately empower users to make more informed business decisions. Register Now for Download

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IBM Canada Ltd The Native Application SDK for IBM Tealeaf CX Mobile logging framework for native Android and iOS applications delivers the ability to log application, user and device events as they occur and transmit them to the IBM server, providing industry-leading visibility into the customer experience with your application. Register Now for Download

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IBM Canada Ltd This report from IBM’s Institute for Business Value summarizes the results of more than 4,000 interviews with C-suite executives worldwide about the changing role of technology and the Chief Information Officer (CIO). Register Now for Download

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IBM Canada Ltd Whether it’s a smart phone, tablet or laptop, employee-owned devices are invading the enterprise. But rather than seeing the bring your own device movement as a threat, companies that engage in mobile enterprise services with IBM to manage a BYOD program can see a substantial return on investment. Register Now for Download

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IBM Canada Ltd Download Fast Track to the Future, IBM’s third annual Tech Trends report, and find out where business stands in the adoption of social, mobile, cloud and analytics technologies; the hurdles to their implementation; how the speed of change is creating skills gaps at some companies; why security is an issue that pervades the business, not just the IT department; how growth markets differ in their adoption of and preparation for new technologies; and much more. Register Now for Download

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IBM Canada Ltd This whitepaper discusses the imperative for meaningful business intelligence and how advanced analytics solutions can drive growth and help organizations achieve a competitive edge. Register Now for Download

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IBM Canada Ltd This Nucleus Research Note provides valuable addresses how mid-market organizations can benefit from successful deployment of analytics and realize on results through a solid business case that overcomes common mid-market adoption barriers and articulates how to achieve a return on investment. Register Now for Download

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IBM Canada Ltd Part of IBM’s Smarter Commerce initiative – a focused grouping of solutions targeted at functions and lines of business -- “Marketing: Connecting with the Chief Executive Customer” delves into the evolving landscape of the digital world and the role technology can play in helping CMOs deliver on value and profitability, realizing greater efficiencies with minimal IT impact, often utilizing the Cloud. Register Now for Download

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IBM Canada Ltd This IBM whitepaper presents an overview of the B2B integration landscape: its challenges, opportunities, and the approaches that leading organizations follow in developing a robust and scalable EDI solution. Register Now for Download

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IBM Canada Ltd. Read this Aberdeen Group paper written by analyst Bryan Ball to understand why B2B integration is a business imperative and how leading organizations are going about it. Register Now for Download

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IBM Canada Presenting an overview of existing business standards for data and how they form an essential component of B2B processes, this IBM e-book sheds light on the inherent complexities. Register Now for Download

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IBM Canada Managing business performance across a complex, disparate global value chain is prompting business leaders to rethink how they interact with third parties and is increasingly recognized as a strategic opportunity to capitalize on the business potential of B2B integration. Register Now for Download

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Primus Business Download 'Powering Productivity: Hosted PBX Enables New Efficiency in People, Places, and Processes' to understand why Hosted PBX solutions are a valuable technology and how they enable companies to go beyond productivity gains and mere tool deployment to obtaining real business benefit from IT investments. Register Now

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OnX Managed Services Written by IDC, this edition of the Analyst Connection provides an overview of the considerations for, and value of, Disaster Recovery as a Service (DRaaS). Register Now for Download

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SAMSUNG This Gartner white paper provides a framework for understanding the challenges related to BYOD programs and provides guidance to help structure solutions, particularly around Android devices. Register Now for Download

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SAMSUNG This Solution Spotlight provides an overview of how enterprises are dealing with mobility and security (from bring-your-own device to choose-your-own device programs) and explains the pros and cons of each from a business risk and management perspective. Register Now for Download

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Cisco SMARTnet delivers greater system support and reduced costs. Read the Forrester report to discover how you can ensure the reliability of your networks and realize on the potential return on investment. Register Now for Download

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IBM Canada This Forrestor white paper, the result of 19 in-depth interviews with enterprise IT leaders helps readers to understand the significant IT transformation that’s underway and how CIOs across enterprises are leveraging integrated systems to deliver speed, flexibility, and savings. Register Now for Download

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Telus The second annual IDC and Telus Enterprise Cloud Study reveals the top priorities of over 250 senior business and IT leaders from large Canadian enterprises and looks at the rate of adoption and use of hosting and Cloud delivery models. Register Now for Download

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IBM Canada Organizations that apply analytics outperform their peers - it’s a fact. Yet many mid-size entities are lagging in their use of business intelligence and analytics tools. Register Now for Download

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IBM Canada Five key trends were identified as critical to competitiveness, each underscoring the role of effective software development in a global CEO survey undertaken to determine how organizations view top technology trends and their role in market strategy. Register Now for Download

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IBM Canada A new model of outsourcing is emerging, one which looks beyond outsourcing non-core functions to partnering for critical capabilities and strategic outcomes. Register Now for Download

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IBM Canada Why Partnering Strategies Matter presents survey results of over 1300 sourcing decision makers, delving into the differences among strategies and financial results to assess which are outperforming and why. Register Now for Download

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HP This white paper, authored by ESG, delves into the nature of converged storage, what it is, the implicit value it provides and, how, ultimately, it represents a new integrated approach to infrastructure overall, and to storage in particular. Register Now for Download

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HP Download HP STOREONCE BOLDLY GOES WHERE NO DEDUPLICATION HAS GONE BEFORE, authored by the Taneja Group, for an effective review of traditional deduplication, where it stalls out and why evolution in deduplication is crucial for solving serious challenges. Register Now for Download

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IT World Canada We put our fingers on the pulse of IT decision makers as they identify their issues related to cloud computing, the challenges posed by mobile device growth, and identify best of class behaviour. Read the Report

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HP This document looks at the importance of various factors in choosing a storage platform, such as high levels of scalability and the ability to manage consolidated data efficiently – as well as why an integrated solution builds on that platform to add levels of intelligence and become a powerful business acceleration tool. Register Now for Download

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IT World Canada Mobile technology is revolutionizing the contemporary enterprise, freeing employees from their offices and allowing them to work in the field, on the road, and at home. Read the Report

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VMWare A new report details 10 tips for ensuring the success of Disaster Recovery (DR) exercises when applied to real life scenarios, from setting appropriate exercise goals to understanding who should be involved. Register Now for Download

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D-Link Are you a small to medium business that is in need of an Extreme Network Makeover? Want the latest and greatest networking gear? Tell us why in 100 words or less. Perhaps your wish will be granted! Register Now for Download

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4 Office Automation The City of Ottawa has reined in its printing costs, increased transparency and reduced its environmental impact through one of the largest managed print service (MPS) installations ever deployed. Register Now for Download

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IBM Canada Cloud computing can help midsized businesses meet their goals to be more innovative, improve efficiency and employee productivity, all while entering new markets, finding new opportunities, managing risk, improving business agility and retaining customers. Register Now for Download

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IBM Canada Data gathered by Aberdeen Group from 179 mid-market organizations looks at the challenges the sector faces around analytics, and how best-in-class companies are using analytics to turn data into actionable insight. Register Now for Download

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IBM Canada Current analytics solutions can give users more control over how they view and access the data and reports, dashboards and visualizations needed for their roles. Learn the seven steps for success in personal analytics. Register Now for Download

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Cisco Gartner provides a seven-stage framework to move from an initial Hosted Virtual Desktop (HVD) technology assessment to a production rollout. In this analysis of Stage 1, Evaluate, learn the key elements needed to initiate an HVD project. Download Now

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IBM Canada Nucleus Research has found that spending in business intelligence (BI), performance management (PM), and predictive analytics, companies see an average return of ten times the amount invested. Register Now for Download

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Cisco Forrester Consulting, in a study conducted on behalf of Cisco Systems, finds that you can achieve up to 72% ROI with Cisco Desktop Virtualization Solutions (VDI). Register Now for Download

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Cisco Look at the result of in-depth surveys of 325 senior-level IT decision makers from the U.S., Europe and China, on the mobility, virtualization, and security benefits and challenges in today’s flexible workspace. Register Now for Download

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Cisco The "New Mobile" era is here. What are the top 10 insights in this growing market? And how can you capture its value? Find out in this Cisco® Internet Business Solutions Group (IBSG) survey of 1,060 Canadian mobile users. Register Now for Download

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Cisco What are consumer expectations for service providers (SPs) today? Cisco Systems Inc.'s Internet Business Solutions Group (IBSG) surveyed 14 SP executives to understand the new mobile landscape. See how your Wi-Fi strategy aligns with the findings. Register Now for Download

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Cisco The Cisco® Global Cloud Index is an ongoing effort to forecast the growth of global data center and cloud-based IP traffic. In this paper, take a look ahead at virtualization and cloud computing trends on the horizon. Register Now for Download

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Cisco 34% of IT professionals “say they’ve seen an actual SDN deployment as often as they’ve seen the Loch Ness Monster.” Discover more eye-opening results in this Cisco survey of 1,300 IT professionals from 13 countries. Register Now for Download

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IBM No matter the size of your company you simply can’t afford to continue with business as usual. Your company needs the flexible, elastic, and self-service computing resources of the cloud to support business change. Register Now for Download

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HP Many organizations embrace datacenter virtualization only to find their efforts stall around the half-way mark. Significant benefits can be found farther along your journey into datacenter standardization and virtualization. Register Now for Download

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IBM Canada Integrated Service Management from IBM brings the company's experience in software, hardware and management to help its customers maintain pace, manage costs and mitigate risk. Register Now for Download

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IBM Canada IDC looks at how the IBM storage portfolio and XIV storage architecture, and how they can achieve their private and public cloud objectives through better ease-of-use, reliability and performance. Register Now for Download

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IBM Canada IDC finds IBM XIV third-generation storage system platform can provide organizations with the ease of use and performance to handle enterprises’ tier 1 applications. Register Now for Download

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IBM Canada The development of a comprehensive cloud strategy will ensure that new technology capabilities are applied for maximum business gain. Find out how to build a clear implementation roadmap that supports business growth. Register Now for Download

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IBM Canada A global survey of over 500 business and technology executives shows companies worldwide are beginning to recognize the power of cloud to create sustainable competitive advantage. Register Now for Download

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IBM Canada A hybrid environment leveraging Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), Platform as a Service (PaaS) and on-premise platforms can create flexibility for the business. Register Now for Download

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IBM Canada Not all cloud deployments are the same. IBM suggests looking at and charting your organization's unique cloud strategy based on a mix of public, private and hybrid clouds in order to meet business needs where cloud provides benefit. Register Now for Download

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IBM Canada In a business climate that demands revenue growth, faster speed to market and better customer service, selecting the right workloads is key to maximizing the effectiveness of cloud computing. Learn which workloads in your organization will maximize ROI and result in improved speed to market, agility and scalability. Recent case studies will demonstrate the types of workloads and the specific realized benefits for each. Register Now for Download

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IBM Canada In a business climate that demands revenue growth, faster speed to market and better customer service, selecting the right workloads is key to maximizing the effectiveness of cloud computing. Learn which workloads in your organization will maximize ROI and result in improved speed to market, agility and scalability. Recent case studies will demonstrate the types of workloads and the specific realized benefits for each. Register Now for Download

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EMC With the implementation of Converged Infrastructure (CI), organizations can streamline the management of infrastructure and achieve enhanced performance, improved business continuity, and reduce risk and the total cost of infrastructure ownership by 25%. Register Now for Download

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No Panic Computing Effective encryption is harder to achieve than most people imagine. IT managers must consider not only technical requirements, but also management, support and usability issues. Register Now for Download

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IBM Goods and services purchased can represent up to 70% of a company's costs, but few purchasing organizations have evolved beyond a transactional approach. Research shows, however, that a typical Fortune 500 manufacturer can boost its return on invested capital to upwards of 20% and increase its earnings by upwards of $100 million based on procurement management. Register Now for Download

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Fortinet As networking continues to evolve and organizations look to refresh their security architecture to embrace the latest technologies, they must sift through competing vendor claims about protection, performance and price. Register Now for Download

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Fortinet One of the greatest challenges in Internet security today is how to contain the global scourge that is the botnet. Botnet authors and their criminal organizations are continually developing innovative ways to recruit new victims into their networks and monetize them, using Internet worms, malware sites, illicit software and other techniques. Register Now for Download

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Fortinet Advanced and targeted attacks on companies and individuals are nothing new, but Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) technology creates unique and frightening risks for corporate networks. This is due to the sophistication of malware tools, the vectors being attacked and the perseverance with which businesses are being targeted. Register Now for Download

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Dell Cloud computing, mobility, social business and big data analytics are trends that are transforming the IT landscape, and, along with it, the market for the IT partner community. Register Now for Download

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